Runyan tries to fend off Adler in 3rd NJ District

Former Philadelphia Eagles football star, Republican Rep. Jon Runyan, right, watches debate preparations on television at his campaign headquarters in Marlton, N.J., Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012. The 3rd Congressional District is the only one in New Jersey where most handicappers give the challenger a chance of winning next month. But it's seen as a slim chance for Democrat Shelley Adler, who is trying to unseat Runyan. If the names in the district in Burlington and Ocean Counties sound familiar, it's because they are. Two years ago, Runyan defeated Adler's husband, Rep. John Adler, who died months later. Adler says Runyan supports breaks for the wealthy and oil companies over the middle class. Runyan says that the way to grow the economy and balance the budget is by cutting taxes. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

Voters in New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District are deciding whether to return Republican Jon Runyan to the U.S. House or replace him with the widow of the man he unseated two years ago.

The race between the former lineman for the Philadelphia Eagles and Democrat Shelley Adler is considered New Jersey's closest congressional contest this year.

Adler, a Harvard-educated attorney, says she would do more to help the middle class. Runyan has run TV ads attacking Adler for supporting tax increases when she was on the Cherry Hill Township Council.

Adler's late husband, John Adler, held the seat in southern New Jersey for one term before Runyan defeated him in the traditionally Republican district in 2010.

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Runyan tries to fend off Adler in 3rd NJ District

Voters in New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District are deciding whether to return Republican Jon Runyan to the U.S. House or replace him with the widow of the man he unseated two years ago.The race